Otopalatodigital Syndrome Type I and II

National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.

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Disorder Subdivisions

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General Discussion

Otopalatodigital syndrome type I and II are rare X-linked genetic disorders in which complete expression of the disease occurs only in males. Females may be mildly affected with some of the symptoms. OPD type I is the milder form of the disease and is characterized by cleft palate, hearing loss and skeletal abnormalities in the skull and limbs. OPD type II includes these abnormalities as well as growth deficiency and abnormalities of the brain and is frequently not compatible with life.

Supporting Organizations

American Academy of Audiology

11480 Commerce Park Drive

Suite 220

Reston, VA 20191

Tel: 703-790-8466

Fax: 703-790-8631

Tel: 800-222-2336

Email: infoaud@audiology.org

Website: http://www.audiology.org

Children's Craniofacial Association

13140 Coit Road

Suite 517

Dallas, TX 75240

USA

Tel: (214)570-9099

Fax: (214)570-8811

Tel: (800)535-3643

Email: contactCCA@ccakids.com

Website: http://www.ccakids.com

FACES: The National Craniofacial Association

PO Box 11082

Chattanooga, TN 37401

Tel: (423)266-1632

Fax: (423)267-3124

Tel: (800)332-2373

Email: faces@faces-cranio.org

Website: http://www.faces-cranio.org

Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center

PO Box 8126

Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126

Tel: (301)251-4925

Fax: (301)251-4911

Tel: (888)205-2311

Website: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/

Let Them Hear Foundation

1900 University Avenue, Suite 101

East Palo Alto, CA 94303

Tel: (650)462-3174

Fax: (650)462-3144

Email: info@letthemhear.org

Website: http://www.letthemhear.org

Let's Face It

University of Michigan, School of Dentistry / Dentistry Library

1011 N. University

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078

USA

Tel: (360)676-7325

Email: faceit@umich.edu

Website: http://dent.umich.edu/

MyFace

333 East 30th Street, Lobby Unit

New York, NY 10016

Tel: (212)263-6656

Fax: (212)263-7534

Email: info@myface.org

Website: http://www.myface.org

Oto Palatal Digital Syndrome Family Resource Network

9559 Woodridge Circle

Eden Prairie, MN 55347

Tel: (952)947-9936

Email: info@opdsyndrome.org

Website: http://opdsyndrome.org/index.html

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Last Updated: 5/21/2008Copyright 2004 National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.

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